Concerts
2024
June 24th
Concert at contemporary music festival in Straubing.
Past Concerts
2023
June 18th at11:00
"Brass and Shine"
Matinée concert in the Merian Gärten in Basel
Hofplatz Vorder Brüglingen, Meriangärten Basel ( Info -› )
2022
September 23th at 20:30
Concert at the Musik21Niedersachsen festival "Radikale"
Landesbühne, Studiobühne TheOs, Wilhelmshafen ( Info -› )
September 18th at 11:00
Concert at the SiBRASS concert series
Ljubljana, Slovenia ( Info -› )
June 4th at 20:00
Concert in WDR concert series "Musik der Zeit"
Funkhaus, Köln ( Info -› )
2021
October 31st
Ensemble Schwerpunkt to perform as soloists in Vito Zuraj's Runaround with der/gelbe/klang
Bamberg ( Info -› )
October 30th
Residency at the Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg
Bamberg ( Info -› )
October 29th
Residency at the Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg
Bamberg ( Info -› )
October 11th
Ensemble Schwerpunkt to perform as soloists in Vito Zuraj's Runaround with der/gelbe/klang
München ( Info -› )
April 25th
Ensemble Schwerpunkt gives its debut at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2021 with new works by Bernhard Gander and Żaneta Rydzewska
Witten ( Info )
2019
September 24th at 19:00
Schwerpunkt - CD release concert
Schwere Reiter ( Info )
München
September 21st at 17:00 & September 22nd at 10:00
Transart Festival - Hotel Paradiso
Soloists of Ensemble Schwerpunkt to premiere Benedict Mason's "Hotel Paradiso"
Transart Festival ( Info )
Bolzano, Italy
June 8th at 16:00
SWR - JetztMusik
Ensemble Schwerpunkt to premiere Richard Ayres' Nr. 49
Stuttgart ( Info )
May 25th at 19:00
HörBa(a)r - Subversion
‘Subversion’ - a new concert programme with works by Gubaidulina, Carter, Dowland and Vassos Nicolau
Donauhallen, Donaueschingen ( Info )
2018
September 16th at 17:00
Niedersächsische Musiktage - Beziehungslos: Bartleby
A staged concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover and Markus John. Music by Johannes X Schachtner.
Kulturforum Lüneburg
Konzertscheune Gut Wienebüttel 1
21339 Lüneburg
September 15th at 19:00
Niedersächsische Musiktage - Beziehungslos: Bartleby
A staged concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover and Markus John. Music by Johannes X Schachtner. (-› Info )
Orangerie, Herrenhausen
Hannover
2017
August 18th - 20th
Fanfare Project @ Musik 21 Festival 2017 with Ensemble Schwerpunkt
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20 Fanfares commissioned for Ensemble Schwerpunkt to be played all over the city during the festival
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Different locations, Hannover, Germany
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All World Premieres!
Fanfares by:
Neele Hülcker
Sarah Nemtsov
Makiko Nishikaze
Feliz Anne Reyes Macahis
Hye-Yeon Choi
Noriko Kawakami
Mara Genschel
Yukiko Watanabe
Dodo Schielein
Hanna Hartman
Paul Hübner
Sergej Nevski
Hannes Seidl
Kilian Schwoon
Joachim Heintz
Alexander Schubert
Petros Leivados
Gerald Eckert
Arsalan Abedian
Ole Hübner
April 20th at 20:00
Musik 21 im NDR
"Klangbrücken 2017: Wolfgang Rihm"
Music for brass quintet as well as other constellations by Wolfgang Rihm
2016
December 9th at 18:30
NORD/LB
Private event
Hannover, Germany
September 25th at 16:00
"Panakustikum"
Concert with music from Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis
T 3 des Theaters Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany
September 24th at 20:00
"Zwischen den Gebürgen "
Ensemble Schweprunkt plays Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Michaels Gruß" from his opera "Donnerstag aus Licht"
St. Johannis, Lüneburg, Germany
September 24th at 16:00
Opening concert of Musik 21 festival "Naturgesetze"
Open-air concert with music from Karlheinz Stockhausen
Turm der St. Johannis-Kirche, Lüneburg, Germany
July 8th at 19:00
Metal at the Crossroads
Ensemble Schwerpunkt takes a journey exploring both the heritage of contemporary brass music as well as newer music, i.a. the premiere of Ville Raasakka's "Du trüber nebel hüllst mir" for brass quintet and tape. Solo pieces played by Mikael Rudolfsson on trombone and Matthew Brown on trumpet will bring nice small interludes to the concert.
Viitasaari Church, Viitasaari, Finland
(info)
July 5th at 19:00
Opening concert: European Archeology
Ensemble Schwerpunkt plays music by two of the big composers of contemporary musc, Iannis Xenakis and Anders Hillborg. Jonathan Harvey's Ricerace una Melodia for solo trumpet and electronics will also be performed by Matthew Sadler in this concert.
Viitasaari Church, Viitasaari, Finland
(info)
June 8th at 19:00
Chortage Hannover 2016
Ensemble Schwerpunkt returns to its home and founding city Hannover, to take part at the Chortage Hannover 2016. Opening concert of the festival in co-operation with the Mädchenchor Hannover.
Works by Luciano Berio and John Dowland
Galerie Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany
(info)
May 4th at 20:00
Musik 21 im NDR
"Der Globus als Klangkörper" - Five pieces from the five native countries of Ensemble Schwerpunkt's members.
Premiere of new piece for prepared brass quintet by Ansgar Beste founded by Arts Council Norway
Kleiner Sendesaal in NDR in Hannover, Germany
(info)
April 8th at 20:00
ars nova - SWR
Recital in the ars nova concert series of the Southwest German Radio (SWR) with works by Heiner Goebbels, Iannis Xenakis, Samir Odeh-Tamimi and Eres Holz. Premiere of new piece written by Vassos Nicolaou.
Alte Spohnhalle in Ravensburg, Germany
(info)
2015
December 12th at 20:00
Christmas concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover
Premiere of cantata for girls choir and brass quintet by composer Marcus Aydintan
Marktkirche Hannover
Hannover, Germany
December 11th at 20:00
Christmas concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover
Same program as December 11th.
Marktkirche Hannover
Hannover, Germany
June 15th at 19:00
DIE SPINNEN!
Schwerpunkt’s tubist Janne Jakobsson takes centre stage in an evening based on Fritz Lang’s film The Spiders (Die Spinnen) accompanied by the Orchestra of the Bavarian Police Force.
Carl-Orff-Saal, Kulturzentrum am Gasteig
Rosenheimerstr. 5
(info)
June 14th at 19:00
RADIX
Ensemble Schwerpunkt in distilled and unadulterated form. Programme to include world premiere by Michael Weiss and other works by Pascal Dusapin and Bill Dougherty.
Black Box, Gasteig München
(info)
June 13th at 18:00
JU[MB]LE
Matthew Sadler is the soloist in Richard Ayres' NONcerto for trumpet accompanied by the newly formed Bavarian youth ensemble for new music, JU[MB]LE.
Black Box, Gasteig München
(info)
June 12th at 20:30
Hildebrandlied
Members of Ensemble Schwerpunkt, Matthew Brown and Cecilie Hoel, join a larger ensemble for the Festival’s third concert. The theme is western (in particular German) music’s longstanding relationship to literature.
Allerheiligen Hofkirche
(info)
June 9th at 19:00
Wurzel 1: KURTÁG
Schwerpunkt’s trombonist, Mikael Rudolfsson, performs György Kurtág’s 6 Pieces for Trombone and Piano, accompanied by Moritz Eggert in the Festival’s opening concert honouring the Hungarian composer.
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
This concert will be broadcast by the Bayerischer Rundfunk
(info)
June 9th-15th
Concerts and appearances at the aDevantgarde-festival in Munich, Germany
April 18th at 20:00
Karlheinz Stockhausen was one of a handful of composers who invented their own religion through music. Schwerpunkt performs his Michael’s Greeting as part of the extraordinary Hildesheim Bishopric’s 1200 year old celebrations.
Hannover, Germany (info)
March 16th at 19:00
PRECONCERT
Schwerpunkt opens their residency of this year’s aDevantgarde Festival in Munich with a Preview Concert at the Akademie der Schönen Künste. To celebrate the 50th Birthday of festival founder, Moritz Eggert, Schwerpunkt will perform Morphing for Quintet and Accordion.
In collaboration with the Bavarian Akademie der Schönen Künste.
Entry free. (info)
January 11th at 11:30
New Year's Concert with the Mädchenchor Hannover
(Traditional repertoire and two pieces by Marcus Aydintan)
Staatsoper Hannover
Hannover, Germany (info)
2014
December 6th at 20:00
Christmas concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover
Marktkirche Hannover
Hannover, Germany (info)
December 5th at 20:00
Christmas concert together with Mädchenchor Hannover
Marktkirche Hannover
Hannover, Germany (info)
November 29th at 20:00
Concert with works by Mason, Holz, Barber, Hartikainen and others
Podium Worpswede
Worpswede, Germany (info)
November 27th at 19:30
Concert, Deutschlandfunk
Richard Jakoby Saal
Hannover, Germany (info)
November 25th at 20:30
Concert, Unerhörte Musik
Premiere of Eres Holz's "Vier Schatten"
Berlin, Germany (info)
2014-07-18 19:00
Appearance at the Musik21-Festival "Land-Art"
Premiere of Marcus Aydintan's "Relief
Springhornhof Neuenkirchen (bei Soltau)
2014-06-22 18:00
Concert with University Choir of Hamburg (dir: Thomas Posth)
Hauptkirche St. Katharinen,
Katharinenkirchhof 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
2014-06-10 19:30
Concert
Grosser Saal, Hochschule für Musik Basel
Leonhardsstrasse 6, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
2014-05-30 16:30
Recital at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
Richard Jakoby Saal, Hannover, Germany
2014-04-05 10:00
Concert, Deutschlandfunk - Forum neue Musik
Deutschlandfunk, Cologne, Germany
2014-04-04 20:00
Concert, Deutschlandfunk - Forum neue Musik
Deutschlandfunk, Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany
2013
2013-11-17
Concert in Casino Zollverein in Essen, Germany
2013-11-10 18:00
Concert in Lukaskirche in Hildesheim, Germany
2013-11-08 19:00
Concert at Pirkanmaan Musiikkiopisto, Tampere, Finland
2013-11-07 19:00
Concert in Närpes, Finland
2013-11-06 19:00
Concert at the Sibelius Museum, Turku, Finland
2013-11-05 19:00
Concert with Korvat Auki, Helsinki, Finland
(Premiere of Jarkko Hartikainen's "Radix" for Brass Quintet")
Schwerpunkt Re-Rooted: a tour of Finland featuring the world premiere of Jarkko Harikainen's Radix for Brass Qunintet
2013-10-25
Concert: "Developments in Luzern"
Lichthof, Regierungsgebäude Luzern, Switzerland
2013-08-16
Appearance at the Musik 21 Niedersachsen festival "Ohr und Auge"
Hannover, Germany
2013-04-27 15:00
Concert in Weisser Saal in Musikerwohnhaus, Basel, Switzerland
2013-03-19
Composers workshop - Musikhochschule Luzern
2013-01-09
Concert with Mike Svoboda as soloist, performing Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Tierkreis". Elisabethenkirche, Basel, Switzerland
2012
2012-11-27
Appearance at "Niedersachsen in Europa" in Niedersächsischer Landtag, Hannover, Germany
2012-11-11
Prize-winners concert of the VIII. International Jan Koetsier Competition
2012-10-24
Concert in Klaus Linder-Saal in Basel, Switzwerland
2012-08-21
Concert at Badiamusica in Süd Tirol, Italy
2012-08-19
Concert at Wurzer Sommerkonzerte in Wurz, Germany
2012-07-21
Concert at Villa Poggiano in Montepulciano, Italy
2012-03-31
Appearance with Mike Svoboda at the IPV-Symposium in Hannover, Germany
2012-03-29
Appearance at the opening concert of the IPV-Symposium in Hannover, Germany
2011
2011-06-19
Concert at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany
2011-04-26
Appearance and direct broadcast on NDR Kultur in the Richard Jakoby Saal in Hannover, Germany
2011-01-16
Prize winners' concert of the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Wettbwerb at Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany
2011-01-09
Concert in the Johanneskirche, Völksen, Germany
2010
2010-11-01
Concert at the Kammermusiksaal Plathnerstrasse in Hannover, Germany
2010-08-21
Appearance at the Musik 21 Festival "Linien" - The Art of Metal in Goslar, Germany
2010-08-20
Appearance at the Musik 21 Festival "Linien" - The Art of Metal in Goslar, Germany
2010-08-19
Appearance at the Musik 21 Festival "Linien" - The Art of Metal in Goslar, Germany
2010-05-28
Concert in the Södra Latin Auditorium, Stockholm, Sweden
2010-05-27
Concert at the LjudOLjud Festival in Stockholm, Sweden
2010-05-22
Concert in Kammermusiksaal Plathnerstrasse in Hannover, Germany
2010-01-25
Concert in Kammermusiksaal in HMT-Hannover, Germany
2009
2009-11-26
Concert in the Richard Jakoby Saal in Hannover, Germany